The Little Acorns Day Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wilmslow for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2013, with 130 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Cheshire East
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cheshire East from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SK9 3JZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 8 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 19 September 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is an atmosphere of busy energy throughout the nursery. Staff help children to continuously extend what they know and can do. This includes making effective use of traditional tales. Two-year-old children feed porridge oats to toy bears. They eagerly remember and talk about who ate all of baby bear's porridge in 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Staff help pre-school children to write a version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in their own words. The activity promotes children's ability to take turns and listen to each other. They gain confidence in themselves as storytellers.
Pre-school children find out first-hand what would have happened to the gingerbread man if he had tried to swim across the river. The experiment encourages children to have ideas and try things out.
Staff are consistently caring and patient. Their manner promotes positive relationships and children show that they feel secure. Well-taught routines help children to understand the expectations for their behaviour at different times of the day. Children chat quietly and companionably at the play dough table. This promotes their social skills and friendships. Children rush around the outdoor area on ride-on vehicles. This promotes their stamina and coordination.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children to find their own ways to represent their ideas, knowledge and discoveries.
- 14 March 2024Good
- 4 April 2018Good
- 22 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little Acorns Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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